알구다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Appears to contain the causative suffix -구- (-gu-).

Verb[edit]

알구다 (alguda) (infinitive 알구어 or 알궈, sequential 알구니)

  1. Gangwon, Pyongan, and Hamgyong form of 알리다 (allida, to announce, inform)
    • 2010 January 22, 한방자 [hanbangja], “물통방아를 혼자서 옮긴 아기장수 [multongbang'areul honjaseo omgin agijangsu]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 강원도 고성군 현내면 [gang'wondo goseonggun hyeonnaemyeon]:
      그래 옛날 그걸 알구 망한다구만
      geurae-seo yennar-e-neun geugeol bo-go an algu-myeon-eun samdae-ga manghanda-neun-guman
      So if you didn't announce [the baby] then three generations of the family would suffer.